A new variant of the virus is spreading very quickly in England, causing the capital of the United Kingdom to “maximum alert “.
A mutation of the virus in England
This new strain of the virus has already infected more than a thousand people in the south of England. According to Matthew Hancock, the British Minister of Health, the mutation seems to accelerate the spread of Covid-19: ” All of these cases have been identified in almost 60 different locations and the numbers are growing rapidly. But I’m not stressed at this point »Indicates the Minister of Health. ” There is no suggestion that it would cause more serious illness. And the latest clinical opinions say this mutation is highly unlikely to resist a vaccine According to Matthew Hancock. This change could explain the increase “ exponential “New cases in the south of the country, without anyone knowing” to what extent According to Matt Hancock.
The World Health Organization, used to the new variants that the coronavirus has already produced, is not worried. “Does that make the virus more serious?” Is it more easily transmitted? Does it complicate the diagnosis? Are the effects of the vaccine affected by this mutation? These are the questions that arise and we have no information to suggest that this is the case, ”explains Michael Ryan, responsible for health emergencies.
London goes on “maximum alert”
Consequently, stricter measures will be put in place from December 16 in the capital and the surrounding areas. London will spend tomorrow, Wednesday December 16, on maximum alert, leading to a semi-reconfinement. Restaurants, pubs, bars, hotels, cinemas, theaters, museums and performance halls will close their doors in the capital as well as in certain regions of the south.
These measures would be ” essential not only to ensure the safety of the population but because, as we have seen, early measures can prevent further damage and later long-term problems Matthew Hancock explained.
